Government Transparency

Government Transparency

The Council uses the Freedom of Information Act to secure data and documentation from government agencies and take them to court when they fail to comply. Once we receive data, we analyze and publish reports to share the information publicly.

  • Fact Sheet

Policies Affecting Asylum Seekers at the Border

This fact sheet explains the complicated interplay and application of protection and border processing policies.

Most Recent FOIA

  • FOIA

FOIA Request Seeks Information About CBP’s Response to COVID-19

The information will enhance the public’s understanding of steps U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has taken to protect detained individuals from an outbreak of COVID-19.
  • FOIA

Requesting ICE Records About Detained Individuals at Risk of Exposure to COVID-19

This request seeks information that will enhance the public’s understanding of steps ICE has taken to protect detained individuals from an outbreak of COVID-19.
  • FOIA

CBP CFI Production

In the Spring of 2019, media outlets reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had begun to allow U.S. Custom and Border Protection (CBP) agents to screen individuals seeking asylum...

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Most Recent FOIA Litigation

  • FOIA Litigation

Council Sues Government to Compel Release of Records about ‘Remain in Mexico' Program

This Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit seeks to uncover information about the Migration Protection Protocols (MPP)—also known as the "Remain in Mexico" program.
  • FOIA Litigation

Council Sues to Make ICE COVID-19 Plans Public

The American Immigration Council filed a lawsuit after Immigrant Customs Enforcement (ICE) failed to respond to a Freedom of Information...

  • FOIA Litigation

FOIA Lawsuit Presses for Records on How Appellate Immigration Judges Are Hired

A FOIA request seeking information about new hiring procedures for Board of Immigration Appeals judges was ignored by the government. The Council will now press for their release in court.

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